Star Wars Adventures in ABC

Star Wars Adventures in ABC was a book-and-record and book-and-cassette tape set aimed at younger readers. Each page showed a letter of the alphabet and a character, animal or vehicle whose name starts with that letter, along with a short poem about the subject. The recording featured narration from Anthony Daniels as C-3PO and an unnamed narrator. It was produced by Ted Kryczko.^[1]

It was released as part of Buena Vista Records' Discovery Series. The book's back cover called it "A Star Wars Adventure in Learning Fun." Another book in this series was Star Wars Adventures in Colors and Shapes.^[2]

Publisher's summary

The following were the subjects of the poems:

A: AT-AT

B: Bantha

C: C-3PO

D: Droid

E: Ewok

F: Force

G: Greedo

H: Han Solo

I: Imperial Stormtrooper

K: Kessel Run

N: Nien Nunb

Q: Quiet (of deep space)

R: R2-D2

S: Skywalker

T: Tauntaun

U: Ugnaught

V: Vader

W: Wookiee

X: X-wing fighters

Y: Yoda

Z: Zuckuss

Continuity

The book's illustration of Greedo is based on the original Kenner action figure, with its alternative outfit. As with many early sources, the Zuckuss entry is illustrated with an image of 4-LOM.

The book has many references to Earth. For example, Ewoks are compared to Winnie-the-Pooh and tauntauns to kangaroos. Mexico, Texas, Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm are also mentioned.